Protective Phone Case

Abstract

A protective phone case for a cellular phone having a back surface with an external surface supporting a reflective material such as a mirror, the back surface further including a notch shaped cut-out forming and providing access to an opening for receiving credit cards or other flat elongate objects between the back surface of the cellular phone and an internal surface of the protective phone case.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A protective phone case for a cellular phone having a back surface with an external surface supporting a reflective material such as a mirror, the back surface further including a notch shaped cut-out forming and providing access to an opening for receiving credit cards or other flat elongate objects between the back surface of the cellular phone and an internal surface of the protective phone case. 
     
     
         2 . A protective phone case for a cellular phone having a back surface having an external surface including a notch shaped cut-out forming an opening and providing access to an internal slot for receiving credit cards or other appropriately sized flat objects between the back surface of the cellular phone and a back surface of the protective phone case. 
     
     
         3 . The protective phone case of  claim 1 , wherein the reflective material is metal. 
     
     
         4 . The protective phone case of  claim 1 , wherein the reflective material is a plastic. 
     
     
         5 . The protective phone case of  claim 1 , wherein the reflective material is glass. 
     
     
         6 . The protective phone case of  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the notched shaped cut-out is formed adjacent a bottom edge of the external surface of the back surface of the protective phone case, and the shape of the cut-out along the back surface away from the bottom edge has the shape of an elongate, low amplitude Gaussian waveform. 
     
     
         7 . The protective phone case of  claim 2 , wherein the slot formed between the back surface of the cellular phone and the internal surface of the back surface of the protective phone case has a thickness of approximately 1.5 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The protective phone case of  claim 1 , wherein the mirror has at least one opening, where each opening is formed adjacent an opposing surface of the mirror, which openings receive molding material to embed the mirror in a fixed position within the protective phone case.